Is it normal for the embassy to request additional documents for my visa application?

You are asking for a visa to Thai embassy before coming to Thailand? If course you need to give your bank statement!

What’s your citizenship?

Normal stuff just enforcing tgeir rules re visa

You wont get your visa without answering honestly.

Seems very normal to me. They want to make sure people do not work illegally in Thailand while living there on long term visas.

In my opinion, I believe it is quite normal if the officer sees that you previously held another type of visa in Thailand.

Additionally, the document was not originally included in the standard checklist, but the officer may still request it at their own discretion.

Fishy.... this go too far

So, what's the problem?

Oh surprise! They are actually cracking down on those attempting to come in on the ED Visa who don't truly meet the minimum requirements. Bottom line is anything they ask for, they are asking because what you may have submitted clearly doesn't meet what they are asking for. If you are asking if this is normal it is very likely because you are unable to provide it and you're desperately hoping to skirt around the system somehow.

Bottom line is they don't want an influx of illegitimate or broke foreigners who are unable to support themselves, spending long periods of time in the country. Can't blame them for that.

Totally normal.

This seems pretty normal for someone on an ed visa

There are talks, about major changes in DTV and ED visa. So guess they now have started to request hard proof and checkups on documents

May I know which Thai embassy you are applying

They want to check you were actually attending your studies which is a requirement of the ED visa and weren't just using it as a means to be in Thailand. They also want to ensure you were not working while you were studying so you need to show how you were able to support yourself while not working

I suspect that this is more of a Myanmar passport holder issue than a broader DTV issue but this may be part of a broader crackdown.

They can ask whatever they want, as long it's within reason. In this case, it seems OK. They might suspect you were working illegally while on an ED visa and might fear you'd do the same under the DTV.

If you didn't do anything wrong there's nothing to fear about 🤷🏻

Everything what they request is normal 🤷‍♂️

There is no normal anymore it would seem. Many recent posts would suggest closer scrutiny of applications.

It’s normal when you have been on another visa with a Thai bank account. I have heard of people getting rejected for even showing the Thai bank for the proof. I think they ask in the forms if you have held any other visas in Thailand. Shouldn’t be a problem if you’re legit. People are going to mess this Visa up for people that are legit and following the rules.

Whether or not it's normal, it's very clear what they want. This implies they are asking you to prove that you did not earn income from activity performed inside Thailand by showing how you funded the Thai bank account which is why they're asking if funds came from a foreign source, and proof you were truly studying on the ED visa.

Which embassy? First time I have seen this request, but if you were using the ED visa properly, there should be no issue, correct?

Does it matter if its normal or not? Provide them what they asked, thats your answer